# Gérard de Villefort — The Count of Monte Cristo character guide

> Gérard de Villefort in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Villefort, M. de Villefort, Noirtier

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-the-deputy-procureur-du-roi

## Who they are

The ambitious deputy prosecutor who condemns Dantès to protect his own father's secrets.

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